Bombarda - fishing tackle (Sbirulino) installation and fishing technique

Bombarda - what is it?

A bombard is a piece of equipment designed for catching various fish. The base is a float, stylized as a small egg, strung along its axis onto a small tube. The float helps to cast a small bait further away, as well as control the depth of its immersion.

Some fishermen who are not familiar with innovations call this technology by another word - sbirulino. The tackle is completely identical to the bombard. The main material is dense plastic, the color is variable. The main thing in equipment is the shape.

Existing varieties

The shape of the float remains virtually unchanged. Its characteristic feature is monotony. Color is variable, but it also cannot be called a significant difference. The main difference is the floating properties and loads.

The first type is a rig for surface fishing, the second type is sinking at low speed, the third is a float that sinks a small bait to great depths.

The float load may also vary. The first method is considered the classic basic one; it is not subject to further changes. The second method is based on an empty chamber, which is filled with water. These design features mean tremendous fishing potential, regardless of conditions. A fisherman who has good conditions is guaranteed to get a big catch.

Bombard equipment - DIY installation and fishing techniques

A bombard is a water-filled float with a plastic tube through which the main fishing line is threaded. In the lower part, such a device has a special thickening, usually in the shape of a drop, which gives the bombard additional weight or buoyancy. Essentially, bombarda, or sbirulino, is a float. The main task of which is to provide the angler with the opportunity to cast even very small baits over very long distances.

How to make tackle with sbirulino? For these purposes you will need:

Step-by-step instructions for knitting a bombard

First, a float is attached to the main line, the movement of which along the line is limited by two stoppers - below and above.
This is done in order to actually fix the float and prevent it from hitting the place where the swivel is attached when casting. After the float, a swivel is attached, sometimes it is mounted alone, and sometimes a whole series of three swivels is attached. A leash with a length of 1.5 to 3 m is mounted next to the swivels.

The bait you are going to fish with is attached to the end of the leashes. To begin with, it is better to equip the bombard with only one hook. Because it’s better to get used to the gear and become familiar with the intricacies of handling it, and only after that you can begin to gradually increase the number of hooks on the main line.

A wide variety of bombards are currently produced. In order to choose from the huge assortment of bobbers offered by the real market, you need to remember that the choice of sbirulino is mainly determined by the type of fish that is being quietly hunted, as well as the body of water on which you are fishing. For medium-sized rivers, floats weighing 10-20 g are better suited. For standing reservoirs, it is better to use bombards weighing 15-30 g.

Lures

When fishing with a bombard, an angler can use a variety of types of bait.

An angler can attach a wide variety of natural baits to a hook:

However, artificial types of bait can also be used. On riffles and near small holes, with a sharp pull, the artificial fly sinks well into the water. This type of bait has proven itself well when fishing for grayling. Therefore, if you often catch it, you can use a tackle with sbirulino and a fly. But the arsenal of baits that can be used when fishing with a bombard is not limited to flies.

Anglers successfully catch predators, as well as fish that can be considered predatory using small spoons, jig baits and even small wobblers .

You can fish with sbirulina tackle:

In fact, an angler using sbirulino has access to all types of baits from the arsenal of a float fisherman, a spinning fisherman, and even a fly fisherman.

How to choose a place when fishing with a bombard

Most often, predatory and conditionally predatory fish are caught on sbirulino.
Therefore, choose places that are typical for predators. Quiet backwaters with a slow reverse current are good for these purposes. Look for changes in depth and typical predator sites – dumps. It should be noted that in summer, when almost the entire surface of reservoirs is covered with aquatic vegetation, it is very difficult to choose a place for fishing with bombard. Here, non-hooking spinners will come to your aid; the floats themselves, thanks to their streamlined shape, easily pass through thickets of vegetation.

Features by fish species

Chekhon

In the summer, when the sabrefish are fattening, you really want to catch it with a spinning rod, but it practically ignores ordinary spoons.
This is where the bombard will come to your aid. The bait (it is better to use a worm) is thrown directly into the cauldron of fattening fish. When fishing this way, the retrieve is slow, with short pulls. The result should pleasantly surprise you: in 10 minutes of fishing you can catch half a kilogram of sabrefish.

The best baits for catching sabrefish using a bombard include:

maggot;
dung worm;
white twisters;
pearl barley and mastyrka;

During long casts, the pearl barley can fly off the hook, so it is safer to use a mast for these purposes. In addition, it is worth noting that plant baits are still less effective than animal baits when catching saberfish.

Asp

The best time to catch asp is summer.
In summer, this type of fish bites best at dawn and in the evening, when the heat subsides. You can also catch asp in the spring. At this time of year, you should look for it in holes, at depth.

In autumn, the peak of asp activity occurs in the afternoon. It is very difficult to catch in the fall, but if you do catch one, chances are it will be a sizeable specimen.

The method of catching an asp with a bombard is quite simple: throw the tackle behind the cauldron of the fattening predator or to the side of it. As a rule, the bite occurs in the intervals between stretches.

Chub

It is possible to catch bombard and chub using the tackle. The gear has the following structure:

a rod, 2.5-3 m long when fishing in open areas and up to 2.5 meters when fishing on a small river;
spinning reel, size 2000, main braided line, 0.12 mm thick,
leash line, diameter 0.15-0.18 mm, fluorocarbon
hooks No. 8-12.

You can catch chub using both artificial and natural bait. When fishing with a cockchafer, for example, you must remember that the chub is a cautious fish, so the leash must be at least a meter in length.

When you are fishing for a cockchafer using gear with sbirulina, remember that if the line is very tight or moves sharply to the side, this means a bite. At this moment, there is no need to waste time - make a good hook in order to properly hook the biting fish.

If you fish with artificial baits : wobblers or spinners, then keep in mind that the main, most catchy types of fishing in this case are twitching and various types of uniform fishing.

Our rating of the best wobblers for catching chub with a bombard includes:

Yo Zuri Quiet Wave Flat;
L Minnow 44;
Smith Camion SR;
Griffon Zero;
Tsuribito Baby Crank 35 SR;

With the beginning of the flight of insects at the junction of summer and spring, the ide feast begins.
During this period of time he is more active than ever. At this time, it is better to catch ide with a bombard. This equipment is so effective when fishing for ide that if you don’t catch an ide with it, it will mean that there is simply no ide in this body of water, or it is not very active.

The best bait for catching ide is considered to be a grasshopper; you can also use gadflies and various types of flies, the flight of which coincides in time with the ide’s feeding. In addition to natural baits, you can also use artificial baits, preferably flies.

Do not forget also that you need to look for ide where a slow current intersects with a fast one, trees hanging over the water, windows in aquatic vegetation, in short, places where a predator can hide for an ambush.

Bleak

Bombarda is a fairly versatile tackle.
Therefore, you should not be surprised that you can also catch small fish, such as bleak, with it. This fish needs to be fed. Use an inexpensive slingshot to send clumps of bait away from the shore to attract large bleak and other critters. The bait should be floating on the surface.

It has been noticed that on sunny days or days of cold weather the bleak sinks closer to the bottom. But it is worth remembering that usually this type of fish stays at a depth of up to 1 m from the surface.

Now a little about baits. The best natural bait is maggot. Bleak readily pecks at it throughout the daylight hours. Among the artificial ones, it is necessary to highlight nanotwisters, small flies and edible plastic, as well as small nymphs . Moreover, the equipment must be mounted in such a way that the nozzle rotates as much as possible during wiring. Standard wiring when catching bleak on a bombard is no different from the usual one, which can roughly be called: “throw it in and pull it.”

It would also be useful to use various attractants. When the bait is treated with a flavoring agent, the fish bite more confidently and more often. Use garlic juice, for example.

Perch

When the time comes when the fish are reluctant to take the bait, and the time for fishing is limited to 2-3 hours, the best way out of the situation is to catch perch with a bombard.
Perch bites readily in the fall. The best time is early in the morning at dawn and shortly before sunset and until darkness. At night the perch does not bite.

Twisters, small spoons and vibrotails can be used as bait. As you can see, these are all imitations of sick fish, so small fish can also be used as bait. As for natural baits, I would like to highlight the worm among them.

Another interesting equipment for fishing from the bottom, and not at the surface, is a drop shot. It will help target a slightly different group of aquatic inhabitants.

A single leader is a very similar version of a bottom rig to a bombard.

As mentioned above, the bombard is a fairly universal tackle. You can fish with bombard and pike. In this case, a prerequisite is the presence of a metal leash. As for the length of the leash, it should be noted that in the original it can reach a length of up to 1.5 m, no more. However, if you fish in vegetation, then you can limit yourself to a length of 50-70 cm: pike is not a shy fish, and handling such a leash will be much more convenient.

The best bait when fishing for pike with a bombard are:

minnow-shaped wobblers;

poppers (surface squelching wobblers);

How to choose a fishing rod?

You will need to select suitable equipment to compensate for all the shortcomings and emphasize the advantages. There is such a thing as a bombard rod. Manufacturers have endowed their creation with certain characteristics suitable specifically for this type of fishing. The rod looks like this: a soft rod with a parabolic structure, the length reaches from 3 to 6 meters, the test weight is in the range of 30-60 grams.

Unfortunately, you won't be able to use the rod for other purposes. A spinning rod designed for a slow sinking bombard is an excellent example. Examples include telescopic fishing rods.

How to equip a bombard?

The tackle has a basic version of equipment; the only variations are different floats, leash length, and bait. If you follow the classics, you need to choose a spinning reel of medium size, which is intended for spinning and fishing for predatory fish. You need to place a monofilament line in the reel, or a braided cord, it all depends on the preferences of the fisherman. The thickness of the fishing line is no more than 0.3 mm, the length is from 100 m. Place a bombard on the cord. To prevent it from going up the line, you need to add a stopper after about 1-1.5 meters.

Subsequent steps consist of tying swivels to the fishing line, from 3 to 5 pieces. This will be enough to prevent the main thread from twisting. Not far from the knot, place a damper bead that is exceptionally strong to withstand the load. When the float is cast, it will hit it hard. When the swivels are attached, you need to put a clasp on which the leash with bait is attached.

Please note: the variability of bait is amazing; you can use both organic bait and multiple artificial options.

The type of bait depends on what kind of fish you will hunt. You can choose a worm, maggot, or different types of spinners. You can’t ignore artificial types of bait, which excel in catching medium-sized fish. Chub or sabrefish are perfect for the upcoming event, especially with such equipment at your disposal. If you want to try the equipment on large predatory representatives, such as pike, it is better to take slowly sinking floats. The bombard, which quickly sinks to the bottom, demonstrates excellent results when catching catfish or pike perch located at the very bottom of the reservoir.

Please note: the length of the leader must be calculated depending on the caution of the fish.

The pike will not be afraid of the float; it will try to bite and swallow it. A 30 cm leash is perfect for this purpose. If a fisherman wants to catch a pike, he can add a bombard with a tee, and not without success.

It will be more difficult with trout; they avoid floats, so you need to take a leash of at least 1.5 meters. A long rod is recommended for this. If you try to abandon the installation with a shortened version, you can only get a lot of disappointment.

Bombard equipment

Bombard fishing tackle has its own classic rigging algorithm, which varies by replacing the floats, the length of the leashes and the type of bait. The classic is to equip the tackle with a medium-sized spinning reel with a friction gear designed for spinning fishing for predatory fish. The reel is equipped with monofilament or braided cord, depending on who you like, because this factor will not have a decisive significance on the quality of fishing with a slow rod action, with a thickness of 0.2 to 0.3 mm and a volume of at least one hundred meters. A bombard is strung on a cord. Its movement up the line is limited by a stopper. A meter and a half, or even a meter, is quite a sufficient distance.

Next, a block of swivels is tied to the fishing line; three or five in a row completely satisfy the conditions that prevent the main thread from twisting. It is mandatory to place a damper bead made of strong material in front of the knot. The float, with each cast, will necessarily and with considerable effort repulse its inertial mass from it. At the end of the swivel block, the installation ends with a clasp to which leashes with baits will be attached.

Important! Various types of baits can serve as bait, ranging from animals to a variety of artificial ones.

Depending on the type of fish, worms, maggots, pearl barley, mastyrka are used, and, of course, wobblers, spinners of various designs, and artificial flies are an integral part of this bombard fishing subculture.

Fishing with a bombard fly involves the use of floating floats. Chub, rudd and saberfish become the main objects of hunting with such equipment. Bombard fishing for asp, perch, trout, bream and pike requires the use of slowly sinking floats. Fast-sinking representatives of the bombarda are used for catching bottom fish, such as catfish and, to a greater extent, pike perch.

Important! The length of the leash depends on the timidity and caution of the fish.

Pike are not afraid of the float and even make attacks when it moves, so when catching it, a thin metal leash of 30 cm will be enough. Often, focusing purely on pike fishing, anglers additionally equip the bombard itself with a suspended tee, and not without success. Wary and suspicious trout need leashes of one and a half meters, which is why six-meter rods are not uncommon in bombard fishing, because it is in principle impossible to cast such long rigs with a shorter rod.

Principles of fishing with a bombard

Small baits are delivered over long distances with amazing accuracy. You can remain in one position, but keep different water areas in your hands.

Please note: if you come across a place where the target is definitely present, you need to briefly transfer the bombard to another area so that the bait reaches the required depth. As soon as the float stabilizes, you need to start wiring.

Retrieving with stopping the bait, tossing the equipment - any methods can be tried if this fishing tackle is used. For example, if you stop for a short time, you can cause a reaction in pike or zander. Monotonous wiring may interest rudd or the indigenous deep dweller - catfish.

If you leave the bait in the water column, you can lure an asp, which is extremely difficult to catch. Trout, considered an honorary trophy, is best caught using a step retrieve. If you master fly fishing using a bombard, you have a chance to add grayling, chub or sabrefish to your catch.

Rod for bombarda (sbirulino)

Bombarda (sbirulino), which is a kind of float for long-distance casting, was invented in Italy and became widespread in our territories only in the early 2000s.
Now this tackle is becoming more and more popular, which is associated with the good efficiency of fishing using sbirulino and its rather exciting process. Bombarda provided an opportunity to abandon fly fishing gear. Using a bombard, even a strong wind will not interfere with casting extremely light baits.

Advantages of gear

The main advantage of fishing with a bombard is something that has been mentioned several times throughout the article, namely the ability to deliver small bait to various places while maintaining range and amazing accuracy. If you use a different mass of float, as well as bait, you can cast it a hundred meters, which is problematic to do with conventional equipment.

The advantage is that the fish, which do not risk swimming too close to the shore, can react to the bait present. Moreover, the wiring can be adjusted according to the level in the water column. This is an important advantage; not every fish will dare to swim closer to the surface. Without using a bombard, for example, during regular spinning fishing, only an experienced fisherman can perform such a manipulation.

When fishing with a bombard, when choosing a suitable float, including the size and weight, it will not be difficult for even a novice fisherman to perform such a technique. Extreme accuracy and range will allow you to fish for small bait in places where you cannot cast using the usual method.

Making a bombard with your own hands is an excellent option, allowing you to get good trophies, feel the excitement of the process, and also not spend money on expensive equipment. How to make fishing tackle at home will be discussed below.

Fishing with sbirulino. Choosing a rod and reel for fishing with sbirulino

The Italian sports team Team Daiwa is considered the founder of such a fashionable fishing technique as sbirulino. The tackle was originally developed for trout fishing, but then its scope of application expanded significantly.

This young style of fishing came to the territory of our country 10-15 years ago. Russian fishermen often call this tackle a bombard. There is no particular difference in terminology, since Italians consider the words “sbirulino” and “bombarda” to be synonyms. Today, more and more adherents of this tackle are appearing in Russia, but it is still far from European popularity.

Sbirulino is a kind of symbiosis of spinning and fly fishing. The rod for this type of fishing is similar to a spinning rod, and ultra-light baits (flies, microwobblers, insects, fry) are borrowed from fly fishers.

A special heavy float, which fishermen usually call a bombard, plays a special role in the tackle. In addition to the well-known terms “sbirulino” and “bombarda”, many foreign companies also use such names as Bomb, Bombetta, Balerina, Saltarello. Currently, bombard can be confidently attributed to a separate fishing direction. The gear has its own characteristics, which the fisherman should pay attention to.

To complete the gear, you will need a long rod of 3-4.5 m. In addition to its large size, it differs from a spinning rod in its softness and lightness. Thanks to the thin and very sensitive tip, you can instantly determine the moment of hooking indecisive or passive prey.

Some fishing enthusiasts cannot get used to a long fishing rod, using the usual spinning stick instead.

Fishing with sbirulino requires the presence of a reel. It is required to store a supply of fishing line and ensure long casting.

The ideal combination of these two parameters is available in inertia-free models. A high-quality “meat grinder” with a spool size of 2000-3000 with a friction brake will be the most suitable option for sbirulino.

The bombard was originally designed for catching wary fish. So, first of all, the fishing line should be invisible in the water.

The second criterion that must be taken into account when selecting a material for the base is sufficient tensile strength.

You should look for a combination of these characteristics among monofilament threads. Thanks to the flexible rod, it is possible to dampen the jerks of large fish, which reduces the load on the fishing line. When specifically hunting for pike, you must install a metal leash.

When fishing with sbirulino, the sinker is installed only if additional depth of the bait is necessary.

This technique is used when studying such promising sites for large fish as whirlpools and channel edges.

The bombard is considered a fairly universal fishing rod that allows you to catch peaceful and predatory fish, fish different layers of water, and also use a wide range of artificial and natural baits.

When using natural baits (insects, fry, dough, insect larvae), the tackle is equipped with one or more single hooks. Their size is selected according to the size of the bait, as well as depending on the type of intended trophy.

Sbirulino supporters can use a wide range of spinning and fly fishing lures when fishing. In the spinning box you can find models suitable for bombards, such as:

small turntables, small vibrators, twisters and vibrating tails, poppers, wobblers. Fly fishermen can find different types of flies, streamers and nymphs. Thanks to the widest range of baits, Sbirulino fans have little chance of returning from fishing without a catch at all.

Heavy floats (bombards) differ in buoyancy. Each model is selected for specific fishing conditions.

Floating bombards are used to catch fish in the surface layers. Fast-sinking floats are suitable for guiding bait near the bottom. Slowly sinking models allow you to fish the middle water horizons. So, for hunting trout or asp, floating bombards are preferable, and when catching pike perch, a quickly sinking float is required.

Expensive Italian floats have a finer division. The bombarda is marked with two numbers. The first of them indicates the mass of the float in grams, and the second speaks of the lifting force that acts on its body in the water.

There is a division of floats for sbirulino according to the location of the load inside them. The Italian founders of this type of fishing distinguish the following categories:

Classiche are classic floats with a weight in the lower part of the body. Thanks to this design, the bombard is immersed in water almost vertically. Competition floats have a built-in weight at the center of gravity of the body. Such models maintain a parallel position relative to the fishing line during wiring. The equipment is distinguished by its sensitivity to bites and maneuvers. Sbirulino: fishing technique

The Magic Bombard is designed in such a way that the weights are located on opposite sides of the body. These are the most sensitive models, because the float occupies a horizontal position in the water even with a loose line.

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How to make a bombard yourself?

The process of assembling this equipment is extremely simple. If you correctly check the balance, then the homemade bombard will be identical in quality to the one assembled at the factory. The main body will be a foam blank having the desired shape (be sure to sand it). It is necessary to place weights inside it.

Floats that are not used due to broken antennas can be used as bombards. You need to take the tackle, drill a hole in it, and place the body of the bombard being made on a hollow rod. Its mass should be identical to the float; the counterweight will cause a kind of dissonance, which will cause a lot of inconvenience during wiring.

The option with an old syringe is an ideal way to make a bombard for loading at the fishing site. All it takes is a little imagination, creativity, as well as time spent and a bombard tested in practice to become fully convinced of its usefulness, productivity and convenience.

Assembly diagram

Rice. 11. A bombard (with the weight down) and a plastic or rubber stopper are strung on the main line, which will act as a shock absorber protecting the knot with which the main line will be tied to the swivel (preferably a triple one). A leash with a length of 100 to 200 cm and a diameter of 0.12 to 0.2 mm is attached to the mentioned swivel, and then either a single hook or a bait.

Interaction of the components of the tackle during casting

Of course, without slow-motion filming it is impossible to examine in detail and accurately describe everything that is happening, but apparently in the last stage of the flight of this gear the following processes occur between its component parts:

Due to the weight of the bombard and the influence of the plastic antenna, the tackle flies to the target in a fairly wide rotating arc of a complex shape, sometimes resembling an hourglass. In this case, the bait is always at a certain distance from the main line, and the bombard itself moves slightly from the stopper assembly towards the fisherman - up the line and remains in this state until the next stage (Fig. 12).

When approaching the target, a forced (by a finger) or natural (due to friction against the side of the spool) braking of the line retraction occurs. For this reason, the bombard begins to move down the line towards the stopper and, as it were, straightens the line, i.e. the arc seems to move down the line, like a wave on the water, and literally throws the bait behind the place where the bombard fell. At the same time, the effect of “throwing” the bait forward (farther than the place where the bombard falls) is so strong that, depending on the weight of the bait, the leash can reach two meters! From the outside, the ongoing process looks so enchanting that the eyes refuse to believe in the obvious - there is practically no catching on the main line! (Fig. 13).